Card table



Feb. 2s, 192s. 1,660,723

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l 7 Z4 42a Patented Feb. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,660,723 yPATENT OFFICE.4

JOSEPH F. ROBINEAU, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 THE DEABBORN COM- PANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

. CARD TABLE.'

y' applicati@ mea May 26, 1923. serial No. 641,565.

lcompanying' drawings, wherein Flg. l1 is a vertical longitudinal section through 'a 'card table embodying the novel features'of -my invention, the legs thereof being shown in positions wherein they support the frame and top of the table.

Fig. 2 is' a section taken on the same line as Fig. 1, the table having been collapsed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom lan view of my improved card table, the tai'ble' being shown in a collapsed condition.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section through my improved card table, the section ,being taken on the same line as Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

6 is a fragmentary detail view of one of a .plurality of hinged braces, which form parts of my improved card table, and which ter 1() desi are provided with means for locking them in arigidrcondition.

Fig .7 is a section Fig.r 6.

Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 2, and l Fig. 9 is a fragmentary vdetail view illustrating another form of means for locking the hinged members in a rigid condition.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the several views.'` Referring for the present to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the referencelc'haracates a rectangular frame to which is pivotally secured f a plurallty of legs 11 which are adapted to be held '1n positions wherein they support the frame 10, as shown' in Fig. 1, or to be swung mto taken'on line. 7-7 of positions wherein they lie .adjacent and parallel tov the vtop .12 resting upon the frame, asv shown 1n Figs. l2 and 3.v The frame 10 is rectangularfm form and 'comprises a plurality of-bars 13, each of which is provided with a shoulder 14 adapted to receive and support a marginal portion of the top 12 4which has its top surface substantially flush with'` the top surface of the frame. One ofthe legs 11' is pivotally secured to each of the bars'13 by a bolt 15, the legfbeingspaced from the bar by a collar 16 throughwhich the bolt passes, and whichis interposed betweenl the bar and the leg. The' vinner end of each bolt 15 is preferably supported in 'an angle bracket ,17"

whichi's rigidly secured to one of the 'bars 13 abutting the particular bar 13 through which the bolt passes. n

-Each of thel legs 11 is adapted to be held in its extended or supporting position relative to the A'frame 10 by means of a hinged brace 18 comprising a plurality of links 19. and v20, eachof the links 'having one of lits ends pivotally secured to an end ofthe other link by arivet 21. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5 -each link 19`is pivotally secured to one of the bars 13 by a wood screw 22, andeach llnk 20 is pivotally secured to a leg 11 by av woo screw 23. j When the card table is collapsed, the hinged braccs'18 are adapted to fold into the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3. But 'when the hinged braces are in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 5, the

rivet 241 of any one of the hinged bracescannot be moved in a direction away fron thepivotal axis of its associated. leg 11, asl

.each link 2O extends-beyond its associated rivetV 21 a-distance suiiicient to permit a. stop 24 tovbe formed therein, which is adapted to engage a shoulder 24a formed in the associated link 19.' I have applied the reference character 20a to the extensions of the several links 20, the aforementioned stops 24 being formed in these extensions 20a. It is aplparentfthat the hinged braces 18 will -holdv quickly` and easily folded into the positionsl shown in Figs. 2 and 3. But as lthe hingedbraces 18 may be inadvertently collapsed by the players seated at the cardtable, l find it desirable to provide means for locking the links 19- and 20 of each-hinged brace 18 against angular displacement relative to each other when the table` is in use.`

To lock the links'19 and 20 of each brace the rlvet 21 which pivotallysecuresthe links, I provide 'a locking `sleeve 25, slidably 418a ainstangular displacement `relative to f mounted upon the link 19. One end of each i of the locking sleeves 25 is adapted to fit ,the exception of the\notc snugly around its associated link 19,.and the other-end ofthe' sleeve is adapted to fit vsnugly around both the link 19 and the extension 2()a of the associated link 20 when the sleeve is brought into the position relative' to the links 19-'and 2O shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6.- It Will be readily understood that when the table is to be collapsed, the sleeves 25 may be slipped back from the positions wherein the. engage the several eX- tensions 20a of the inks 20.

In Fig. 9 I have shown another form of locking sleeve, which is designated by the reference eharacterv25a.. The locking sleeve 25a is slidably mounted on a link 19a forming part ofa Vhinged brace 18 lhaving a second link member 20h. .The link members 19 and 20b are pivotally secured to each other by a rivet 21a. The link 20b has an extension 20c which is provided with a notch 20d adapted to receive a tongue 25b formed integral with the locking sleeve 25a. The hinged brace 18a is of course identical with any of the aforementioned hinged braces 18, with th 20d cut in the link 20h. The locking sleeve 25a is. employed to lock the links 19a and 20b against angular displacement relative to the rivet 21a when the card table, ofwhich the hinged brace 18il forms a part, is in use, the locking sleeve bein slipped back to withdraw'the tongue 25b rom the notch 20, when the table is to be collapsed. i

I will n ow describe the top 12 of my improved card table and means whereby I det-achably secure the top 12 tothe frame 13.

I prefer to make the top 12v of paper, fiber or the like, and to provide the top with 4 a cover 26 of leatherette or a similar material. The cover 26 is drawn tightly over the upper surface of the top 12 and also around the edges of the top, so that its marginal portions may be glued or otherwise` secured to the undersurface of the top, as indicated by the reference character 27.

' As shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8, the frame 13 is provided with a centrally disposed cross bar 28 which has its ends resting in vrecesses 29 formed in two of the bars 13,

the cross bar 28 being rigidly secured to these bars by wood screws 30. The advantage of this construction over the usual construction is'that the central portion of the top is supported and therefore will not become dished.

To detachably secure the top 12 to the several bars 13 and the cross bar 28 of the frame 10, I provide a plurality of bent clips 31 each of which ispivotally secured tothe under surface of the top 12 by means of a rivet 32 passing through the top and having the head at its upper end concealed by the cover26. The portions of the top 1.2 which immediately surround the several rivets 31 are reinforced b washers 33, a washer 33 being provided or each of the rivets. The free ends of the clips 31 are adapted to be swung into positionsl wherein they engage grooves 34 formed in the bars 13, or whereln they engage grooves 35 formed in the cross bar 28.. e

' In the event that the top 12 becomes warped, or in the event that the cover 26 becomes worn, the top 12 may be easily removed from the frame 10 by swinging the clips 31 into positions where they do not engage the grooves 34 and 35. A new top, identical in construction to the old top, may then be placed in the frame 10 and detachablyL secured to the frame by means of its clips 31. l

The above described means for detachably securing the top 12 to the frame 10 is particularly adapted to be used in connection with a top having a cover aiixed thereto in the manner described, as the clips may lirst be secured to the top and the cover afterwards applied thereto, thus preventing injury to the cover and obtaining concealment of the means whereby the clips are secured in place. l

I am aware that changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and without sacrificing the advantages of the invention and I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claim.

I claim:

A card table comprising a rectangular frame having a plurality of bars connected at their ends, a shoulder on said bars at the inner edge ofthe top thereof, a centrally disposed cross-bar connected at its ends to opposite bars of the frame and having its top in the plane of said shoulder, said frame bars havin grooves in their inner sides below the s oulderand said cross-bar having grooves in its opposite sides, a top arranged to rest upon the shoulder and flush with the top of the frame, clips pivoted to the inner side of the top and adapted to engage the grooves in the bars andcrossbar to detachably fasten the top to the frame, a collar and a bracket fixed to lsaid frame, a leg pivoted to said collar and said bracket, a two-part hinged brace having its upper end pivoted to the frame and its lower end pivoted to said leg, a locking sleeve slidable on said braceand having unrestricted movement thereon to lock the brace in extended osition, and a stop for holding the sleeve 1n locked position.

JOSEPH F. ROBIN EAU. 

